The Platform for Cooperating between Members and Industries.

CCFA organizes several events each year for retailers and franchisors to communicate with each other as well as provide a platform for them to meet their franchisees, investors and suppliers for various consumer goods and capital equipment. Thousands of participants annually join the “China Chain Store Industry Convention & Exhibition” and the “China Franchise Convention & Exhibition”. Growth in both quality of brands and quantity of participants are observed each year.

China Franchise Expo

An Expo is the best way to display the fruits of industry development and to further promote cooperation between enterprises. CCFA has successfully held many such events, namely the China Retail Industry Convention、China Chain Store Expo 、China Franchise Expo、China Franchise Expo(Shanghai)、International Franchise Summit Forum, etc. These events have been deemed resounding successes and have become internationally well-known. CCFA creates a good opportunity chance for its members to display their businesses and to cooperate with each other. CCFA has truly been a national leader in holding internationally acclaimed conferences and exhibitions.

--The 9th China Retail Industry Convention
--The 9th China Chain Store Expo

Since 1999, the CRICA has been a platform for learning from industry experts and outstanding professionals from all over the world. It has also been a venue for the discussion of a wide range of topics for hundreds of thousands of retail executives from across China and the globe. The convention consists of a main forum and many seminars focusing on various aspects of the retail business.

----The 9th China Retail Industry Convention
Convention Topic: TO BE STRONGER——Confidence Capability Strategy
Convention Form: General session and other sessions
Convention Scale: More than one thousand senior managers from retailers, including almost all the Top 100 CEO’s of the China Chain Industry.
Convention Speakers: Nearly 50 officers, experts and leaders of local and overseas corporations.
Series of activities:
2007 China Chain People of the year
2007 China Retail Industry’s Top Employer
2007 China Retail Industry Regional Star Enterprise
2007 China Retail Industry Top 100 Super Store Managers
In conjunction with 2007 China Chain Industry Top100 CEO Summit

----The 9th China Chain Store Expo
CRIC & CCE sponsored by CCFA have been playing important and unique roles in the development of chain stores in China. It is a platform where the latest models, technologies and products are displayed. It is a bridge for cooperation, which brings overseas and local retailers, suppliers and other concerned individuals together. It is also where the developments and achievements of China’s retail industry are showcased.
Titled "Retail innovation", the 7th CRIC brought you the world's latest commerce trends and celebrated the people of the year & the events of the year for 2005 at its general convention. Seminars were highlighted with the latest management strategies and technologies of the retail industry as well as solutions and analysis of successful cases.

--China Franchise Expo 2006
--The 8th China Franchise Convention

Due to the common efforts of our vast number of members and individuals from various circles, the China Franchise Convention and Exhibition has become the most influential franchising event in China. In this event, experienced or new franchisors can acquire new information, learn new knowledge, make new friends and seek out new opportunities. Every gathering surely adds vitality to ones franchising career.

The 8th China Franchise Convention was opened in Beijing on April .19, 2006. Mr. Wang Dashing, the vice general director of Commercial Development Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce, Ms GAO Gaping, the chairwoman of China Chain Store & Franchise Association and many top executives of franchising enterprises attended the opening ceremony . More than 400 franchisors, franchisees, specialists and distinguished guests from China and abroad participated in the convention.

The convention organizing committee granted China Franchise Awards for the year 2005-2006 to 74 enterprises and individuals. The awards include: Excellent China Franchise Brands, Management Innovation Award, Excellent Managers Award, etc.

--2006 Shanghai International Franchise Exhibition
--2006 International Franchise & License Investment Forum

Shanghai International Franchise Exhibition (SIFE) made its debut in 2004 with great success. In 2006, it attracted 108 franchising brands from China, the United States, Germany, France, New Zealand, Korea and Singapore. About 14,000 quality visitors from 118 cities across China flocked to this three-day exhibition.

As the leading franchising event in South China, SIFE also attracted the attention of the media. Media coverage of the event came from TV stations, radio stations, newspapers, magazines and the internet.

SIFE is becoming the leading event for international franchisors with a vision of China as their marketplace. We have good reason to believe that 2007 SIFE will even be more successful.

--Let Overseas Franchisors Meet China Local Master Franchisees

CCFA Franchise Matchmaking Workshop is the gateway for overseas franchisors to find prospective Chinese investors.

Last year, three CCFA-FM workshops have attracted more than 200 investors who have shown keen interest in bringing international franchise brands into China. Nearly 60 foreign franchise brands have successfully found China national or regional franchisees, area developers, joint venture partners and unit franchisees.

                    2007’ CCFA Franchise Matchmaking Workshop Schedule

--Seminars & Forums
The 4rd CIO Summit Conference
The 3nd Supermarket Food-safety Annual Conference
Community Retail Development Conference
The 2st Chain Education Companies Forum
Member’s Magazine Editing Forum
The 5th China Retailing Industry Shrinkage Prevention Forum
2007 China Retailing Industry Human Resource Forum
Series Retail Seminar Cooperating with Local Government
Restaurant & Fast Food Franchising Strategy Conference
International Franchise Investment Seminar
IT Committee Annual Meeting
Food-Safety Committee Annual Meeting
2007 CCFA Council Meeting
Franchise Committee Annual Meeting
Training and Education Committee Annual Meeting

--Salon
In order to promote communication between members, CCFA organized several different salons, such as CIO salon、individual member salon、media salon etc.